InTECH

Technical Developments Award

The Contributing Editors discussed at length the merits of the many items that they
had nominated and deciding on the final winners from the huge number of products on show at
NAB was a drawn out process! Our congratulations to the winners...
Steven Preston, Editor

The InBroadcast Awards Panel:

Jim Evans

Contributing Editor, Jim Evans has been writing about the music and pro audio industries for longer than he cares (or can - Ed) remember.
Prior to becoming the first editor of Pro Sound News Europe, he was on the staff of Record Mirror and, later news editor of Music Week.
Freelance since the mid-eighties, he continues to contribute to a number of leading pro audio periodicals. He is also online news editor for
Lighting & Sound International.

Kevin Hilton

Contributing Editor, Kevin Hilton trained in radio journalism and worked as a reporter, technical operator, producer and presenter
before moving into magazines. Since 1987, he has covered audio and general broadcast technology, working on a number of publications
before going freelance in 1993. He continues to contribute to leading professional broadcast periodicals.

David Kirk

Contributing Editor, David Kirk joined the editorial staff of Hi-Fi News in the 1960s, becoming editor of the monthly magazine Tape Recorder which he
developed into Studio Sound. In 1974 he founded Video, developing this into Broadcast Systems Engineering. He edited International
Broadcast Engineer 1986-1999 before founding Stylus Media Consultants which specialises in broadcast-related technical writing and
publicity.

Adrian Pennington

Contributing Editor, Adrian Pennington is a journalist and editor with over 15 years' experience covering the production, business, and technology of film and
TV. He is managing editor of The IBC Daily, editor of The IBC Executive and author of the forthcoming Focal Press book 'Exploring 3D'.

Simon Perkins

Contributing Editor, Simon Perkins, a veteran of the technology scene, has reported and penned features for many leading technology magazines over the
years, including some sadly long defunct and now forgotten computer and video technology titles. He currently collects cutting-edge
gadgets and reads the instruction manuals from cover to cover!